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9th Infantry Regiment - Command Report - December 1952

2nd Infantry Division

Korean War Project Record: USA-112

Folder: 070009

Box: 07

File: 09

National Archives and Records Administration

College Park, Maryland

Records: United States Army

Unit Name: Second Infantry Division

Record Group: RG407

Editor: Hal Barker

Korean War Project

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9th Infantry Regiment ft.PO 248, c/o Postmaster San Francisco, California

From: 1 December 1952 Through: 31 December 1952

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II Operations

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IV Personnel

V L')gistics

.fl. l 9th Inf sn Lry Unit Journals

B 1 i.:'er iod ic Operations Reports

2 Letter of Instructl,:m

3 . Training l'l6 n·Jranda

4 O)e rat i·Jn Plan

5 Operation Order

6 Operation In s tr u c t i r)n

c 1 1st Battalion Unit Journal

2 2nd Battalion Unit Journsl

3 3rd Bgttallon Unit Journal

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'rhe First of :Oe cem be r fo~nd the 9th U.S. In fan try

negiment defending previously reported positions on Line

J . .t.JES'rOVtN 1tJ1th four battalions on line. The 1st Be.ttalion,

23d Ipfantry was at tache d to the re gi:nen t and occupied the

left (West) flanK position. The 3d Battalion, 9th Infantry,

commanded by l'•lajor Bernard Rogers, de fended. the lG ft center

position v1hich inclu:lsd BALDY. Lieut::;ntant CJlonel Barry li.·

Clerk Jr continued to command the 2d 3at~alion, 9th Infantry,

'.vbich occupied the right center, a poeition v1hich included

PO?<.KCH.O.P. The .1 E: t Bet tali on, 9 tb In fan try oc cup ie d the r le;h t,

or Eastern fl:::mk po2ition 'rJbtch included the AH:3E~LJL outpoet.

The command of the bsttalio~ passed to Major Chsrles M

Conover from Lieutsnant Anthony J Tencza on 1 December. The

'IhAI Bat tel ion, 9 tb Infantry con sti tu ted the :r;,e <:;ime ntal

Reserve 1:Jith the mission of countsr-e.tta.ck for the Ret';iment.


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charged 't~ith the def<::nse of LinG J/~ .. ESTO~o'illl from cr 236290

in the vicinity of OJA.l\S.AN-NI to CT 312337, southNest of

KARHWA-3-0L.

Elements of the 12th ROK R;;giment flanked the Re.2)iment

on the left while the 38th U.S. Inf9ntry Ra3iment of the "'-- l

2d Infantry Division were of the right of l!~a.stern flank.

Flanking units remained unchanged during the month.

On the night of 2-3 Dec~.:mbar, the T'rlJa Battali·:m, 9th

Infantry relieved the 3d Battall:::m, 9th Infeatry which became

the R::gimental Reserve. Com·,Jany I\., 9th InfQntry· remained in

position on BA.LDY, CT 257322 3ast of UTKKAJ::l'·WGI, reinforced

wtth one plgtoon of Company L, 9th Infantry, which rem&ined

in position on \vE~3TVIZ"vv CT 260320, southeast of BALD:'C.

Company K, 9th Infantry passed .to the control of the 2d

Batt:.alion, 9th Infs.n;~ry. 'The entire relief 'tJas ,,.lithoi-Jt

incident s.nd v-Ias completed by 03.lJ·5 on 3 Decembar.

Two days later on 5 December, the 9th Infen~ry Regiment

conducted Operation Si~l:-l.ARA Bi•.LDY, a 11 :.iry run 11 for regietra.tion

of all 1r1e apons in the He gimen tal sec tor on .BALDY in the event

of arl e:neny attack. The exerciee ce.me off. v1itbout incident

and was considered a success. All 1tJeapons applicable 1r1ere

in posi ti:::Jn and prepsred to fire approximately the three

minutes after recipt of the order.

Relief of the lst Battalion, 9th Infantry, and Comp.Jny

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Bs ttal ion, 38th In fan try, be e:;an on L~ Ds ce;n be r and 'rlas c Oii)le ted

Gn 9 December at 2000. ·:rh is opers.t 1 Jn m )Ve d the Re e; ime n tal

On 11 December elements of the '11-lAI Battalion and 1st

Battalion, 9th Infantry, reinforded by Company E, 23d Infantry

commenced relieving the 1st Battalion, 23d -~.nfantry, and

elements of the 3d Battalion, 12th ROK Regiment on the 'vvest

flank of the Regiment. The entire relief ivas completed by

0326 on 13 December and the Regimental left boundary was

moved to CT 230?!]7, s.Jutheast of SAi~'GJL.

On 12 December Company G, 9th Infantry took over BALDY

frojn Colnpany K, 9th .Lnfantry. Upon completion of tbiE: relief

CompanY K reverted to the control of its parent battalion

'in Regi~ental reserve.

On the same day, Company E, 23d Infantry \·vas attached

to the lst Bnttalion, 9th Infantry as a blocking element.

At the same time two platoons from. Co:npany C, 72d Tc:ml\.

Battali::m were also attached to the Regiment.

Company L, 9th Infantry bec.3me e.ttached to the lst

Ba.ttalion, 9th Infantry as a blocking element. The C:)mpany

raliaved Company E, 23d Infsntry on posicion CT 237274,

North of S.ANJOK-TO.tiiG. The unit fro:n the 23d Infantry revsrted

to control of U::.s par€nt. unit •

.At the cloee of the first half of' December, the 9th U.S.

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posit.ions \vlth CJ:na)ny L attechEd 3.nd in bloc~~ing positions.

The ThAI 3at:.talion occupied the center posi t·:bon, ond the

2d Battalion defended athe right or East Battalion sector,

with Company C:r, on B.4LDY and lr{2S'WIEVv e.nd Co:npany F on

PO:RKCEOP, CIJ:' 268337 north of SOKKGG.AE.

On 18 December, C ompany N, FRE:NCH Battalion, 23rd

Infantry was attached to the regiment, relieving Company L,

9th Infantry in the lat Ba~talion sector. Company L returned

to the control of the 3rd Battalion in regimental reserve.

On 23 December the regiment began preparations to rellillase

its area of responsibility to the 32nd Infantry Regiment of

the U.S. 7th Division. Company I, 9th Infantry was dispatehed

to Field 'rrain ing Center # 1 near PUP YONG-1'-TI to provide

security for the area. The following morning, advance elements

of the regiment departed and began preparing the area for the

reserve period.

The actual rslief oegan when the 3d Battalion, 32d

Inf[mtry began replacing units of the lst Battalion, 9th

Infantry on Line JA:\~ESYY,'/.N. The phai.36 of the relief vvas

com:Jleted Gin the follO'.-Jing day and the lst Battalion, 9th

Infantry departed for FTC//1. Company P, FRENCH .3c:;.ttalion

which wa~ a tached to ths 9th Infantry ~lso de}arted for its

parent organization.

On the same day, the 2d Battali~n, 32d Infantry relieved

the 3d Battalion(-), 9th Infantry and assumed the mission

of CO! . .mter-att,~ck for the regiment. Company L, 9th Infantry

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(C( 3attali:m v·Jas relisved fr:J,n th&ir ~nL~siJrJ of

support of ths Regiment.

The 29th of December found relief of liec::.vy J.![ortar Com:;;any,

9th Infantry c·Jmplete, and also relief by thelst Battalion, 32nd

Infantry of tbe 9tb Infantry's 2nd Battalion. The Commanding

Officer, 32nd Infantry assumed responsibility for the area Qlt

1205 and the Co:nmand Post, 9th Infantry Regiment departed for

FTC # 1. Units of the regiment attached to the relieving unit

e.t this time were Tank Company and the THAI Battalion vvhich was

in the process of being relieved by the E'11-IIOPLI\11J Battalion,

32nd Infantry. This operation was completed early the follcJ\.vine;

::norning.

Effective 29 December, the 15th Field Artillery Battalion

and the platoon of Battery D, 82nd .LhV-.. A'tl Battalion (SP) '\>Jere

released from their m1ssion of direct support to the regiment.

Early on 31 December, Tank Company and Company L, 9th

Infantry bad been relieved and all organic units of the regi-

ment had closed into reserve P.tGJsitions at Field ·rraining Center

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Immediatly on closing into the reserve. area, each unit

initiated a program of winterization of living quarters and

improvement of the area.

'rhroughou t the time that the .. regiment occupied positions

on Line J.A:J.IEST01iJ'N expenditure of arnrnuni tion was contrcblled by

the Available Supply Rates and firing programs were conducted

accordingly. Patrol contacts were intermi ttant duirng the - ,. . ,.,

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was reli~vsd. 2ull~inz projects in the new left oatt9l1Jn

bunkers, and L1provement oL the roa.d net. 38 bunkers vvere compl~teo

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Ene~y units in contect wi~h the 9th Infantry duriag the

period fr.)ffi l t.o 9 Dece:nber 11v6re: 2d ::~ad 3d Battal1Jn2,

3:57tn Hee:imsnt, ll3th Divisicm, 3:3tb COF t.r;ny; 1st ":JJJd 2nd

J3attali·)i12 of the LJ23rd Ree;t, lLJlst. Div, 47th JGJ:<., llX':ny.

Fro.n 10 to 13 Decs.nber the enemy units in contact V>iEre:

2od Bn, 337ttl Hee;:.:,, ll3tb :)1v, 38th CCF A.r:ny; 1st and 3rd

Bns, 423rd Regt, lLJlst Div, LJ7th CCF Army.

From 13 Dece;nbsr t) the end -::lf ths period enemy units

in contact were: 2nd Bn, 337th Ree;t, 113th Div, 38th CCF

Army; le.t and 3rd Bns, 423rd Regt, 14lst Div, 47th CCF f::.rmy;

and one unidentified battalion of the 42lst Regt, 14lst Div,

47th CCF A.rmy.

Patrols were dispatched as durios the pr6vi~us month,

averaging 26 patrols per 24-hour period. Many of these were

of a security or w~rnin3 nature.

On 1 December at 2204 a Canpany C, 23d Infantry listening

post in the vicinity of CI' 2lJ-5312 north of 8H \1JA[(_4.S_, vias

ensaged by f Jur Gnsmy with an obvious mission of C£1pturing

prisoners. The ene1ny employed ppSh ("burp ;SUns 11) fire, and

the: friendly t;roup rettlrned fire forcing the enemy tovJi th-

drav;. A screening patrol i'l'as di::=patcrJed to see.rch the area.


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minutes. The dead enemy c~rritd two PPSh, band grenades and

a ro9e.

At 0723051 December, a pat.rol from Company G, ~tb Infantry

made contact with an estimated 12 to 15 at close range. The

enemy einployed ?PS11, rifles and concussion, but no fre1gmention,

h<.mds grenades. F'riendly flares illuminated another group of

enemy a ltttle distcmce from the area of contact and artillery

fire was directed by the 2upport group. After a 2~) minute fire

fight the friendly foree began to 1.-1ithdraw and were follov.Jed by

the enemy e;roup and di:::·ene;a3ed. There \>Jas one enemy counted KIA

8_nd three enemy ir'liA during the act i ion.

The follo',,Jin:.:; night, on 8 December at about 2300, a small

patrol from Company B, 23d Infantry Cr)nducted a mock. raid on

enemy positions at CT 235308, north of CHfli\iGHAiVJ.ii.L. The raid was

supported by the batt.alion 1 s heavy wea.vms V<Jhose five minutes of

fire ceused the enemy to reveal recoiless rifle, artillery and

self-propelled _positions, vvhich were ta~en under artillery fire.

Various \-Jeapons \'Jere estimated neutralized, but du!B' to darkness

these reports could not be verified.

At 092310I December, a squad-sized patrol fr.Jrn the ran3er

p&atoon, THAI Battalion, 9th Infat1try, obs.srve a estimated enemy

platoon in the v I.e in i ty of CT 252316 ns ar UTKK.lili~1UGI. The patrol

accurately located the enemy group and directed mortar and

artill.sry fire ·::ln the enemy. 'rhe patrol could not observe further


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Ths I'hAI n.·m;;ers again saw scti)n at 1222031 Dece:~1ber when

a. 2qusd-sized )atro1 engaged two enemy sc,uads in ths vicinity of

CI' 252315, near the scene of action on 9 December. I'he enemy

employed hand grenades, 2mall arms, autJmatic •.veapone, and 60mm

mortar fire in the 10 minute firefight but \'182· forced to withdraw.

The TH.fl.I patr·::Jl pursued the enemy for approximal:.ely 150 yards

oofore they vJerc ordered to 1.-!it.bdraw. ':i'ben the patr)l r-eturned

to friendly lines an unknown numoer of enemy were observed an hill

180, CT 248317, and take(] •1nder artillery fire. The results of the

art·tllery fire could not be estimated ac c ur~l te ly but tbe

TIUl.ILJl1TDZl.S e 2 t Lw. ted th ,_ t were appr JX Lna te ly five e ne;ny w :;;,mde d

durins the ,patrol ?Cti nn.

At 1422451 Decembsr apJ)roxLnately teo enemy ;,.;ere obeerved to

the f'r:Jot of Comp:1ny A, rlli.U Battalion, 9th Infe.ntry CT 243304

in the CI-L1l11JJJViP.L area, ':/ben a trip flare vl82 set off, Tbe OP

further Ulumine;1ted u~e area o:md tv10 1)?tr:Jls 'tJEre dispatched in

ao effort to cut off the enemy, but the enemy withdrew before

they could be further engaged.

A patrol frYn co,n,Y.:my }I..,, 9th Infantry, on 16 Dscembe'r

enga3ed an esti~ated three 6nemy squads in the vicinity of

CT 2663LJA, in tte I-JL3iiK::CL area. The ,9atrol returned tbe fire

and e_d.dltional fire wes received from enemy on neif~.hboring hills.

The ene;ny e_lso placed 82mm mortar fif'·e on the patrol 8,8 \vell as

artillery, The friendly patr)l disengaged after a 15 minute

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The enemy tc.mks fired on friendly )Osi~iaos •J•l r,Jfi:l\CHJ.I:', CI' 268338

2Dd friendly J)ositioas on T-3C::JE, C'r 293364. .Another group of

Jb2ervers 1·:er>:: ua:::ble to deter.nine if they were the seme srJup as

bef:n·e. The tanks ceased fire at apprc>xLne.tely 1732. 1; tJtal of

36 rJund~ were firsd on the PORKCHJ? positions and 22 ro~nds were

fired on the T- BJ :E.

SbJrtly a:ftsr midnisbt on 20 Dece·nber e patrJl frm;n CJmj_Jany

C, 9th Infan0ry investi0 ated suspicious noises in the vicinity of

of Chinese was heard. The e ne ·ny f ir·ed one sl:J ot .snd 1J'J i thdr$w.

The ensmy group, estimated as five in nu,nber', 11vi tb:JrEw a.cross tbe

river to rapidly for the friendly p~trol to engsge, but artillery

fire was directed on.them.

At 2102201 Dece:r!lber, a standing petrJl, nort.h'.'reet of a THAI

Battalion squad-sized outpost at CT 244308 near TOGUN-GCL observed

a grJU9 of eoeny trying to bypass them and cut off the o~tpost. \

The patrol alerted the 'Jutpost and engaged the enemy. Anotber

stc;mdiug p.strol northeast of ths outoost also obse:cved the ene:my.

',fnen the sne:ny c3roup vvas en;e:e;ed, tbey fired a sresn star cluster

and. a red star cluster, f~blowing which artillery, mortar and

long-range small arnw fire 1iJaS rece ive:l ell along the 1'1-LU

Battalion sector. The enemy moved rapidly to out off Lhe outpost.

Ths strength of the ensmy force was estimated as a reinforced compan~


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of a dead CCF identified

on the outpost until 0430. Three 'l1iAI soldiers re,nuined hidden

in a bunker on the position while che enemy occu~ied 1~ reported

the enemy fired 11 burp 3uns 11 in the bunkers on the bunkers and

2e arc bed the are o but v'! 1 thdn:: w under friendly artillery fire

to1r!ards Bill 168 at 04·30. It. \.vas further rsoorted that the ene;ny

ch&llsnged in both Chinese and Korean and wore steel helmets

similar to the U3 ty_pe. Durio;; the e.ction an estimated 1470

rounds fell on the 'rdAI ttelion sector. There \.vere eight

enemy counted killed, 20 estimated killed, and f·Jrty estimated

wounded durinb the action.

A petrol from Company B, 9th Infantry at 2l0400I December

\-vere engaged by enemy small ar1n::: at1d CJUt.omatic fire in the·vicinity

of C 1' 229 301 e <:.'12· t of U.i··iD.l'oLXAL. After a brief firefisht the ene~y

The friendly patrol observed three enemy mortars

firing on the Th!ii Battalion positions. \

Artillery fire was called

in and the 15th I•'ield Artillery v1as credited with de2troying the

mortars 1,11 th extremely accurate fire.

At 220l00I Dece:nber the lead man of a )atrol from Co:npany L,

9th Inf3.ntry cballeoe;ed s.n unknO\dt1 number of er:e,·.a.Y at CT 261327

The enemy .s.ttempted to.run aD.d the friendly

patrol threw h~nd grenades and opended fire. The enemy returned

fire 't.'i ,h pp3I-.i 13Dd after· 3. brief firefi3bt Yli thlrev.J. l'he S·)rnpany

L patr')l screened the area :m found bl:)od on the snov.J. There

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A eec·:JrLt c·:mt,sct ':Ji.th ene'ny tr::>O)S •:.Jearin:.::; steel heLasts ·'Jf

l'he enemy e:n._9loysd small er:as, hand

[;;renades ,,;md sutoma.tic e;::,')Jns •. Aftsr a 14 :ainute flrefight the

were three enemy c~untsd dead. sod another three wounded.

On Chri2tmas mornins at 0130, a patrol fro2 Company B,

THH D:ctttall:m enc:;:::ge.:i em est.Lnated teo ene.ny "'t CT :257316 in the

the enemy withdrew. The 9:::.tr:Jl directE;d .mort;;;r eo:i artillery fire

on the Nithdra"lvine; eaemy and ls.tsr ecreened tbe area •vJitbout making

fur'cber contact. There I.<Jas no est.L:ta·~e of enemy casualties.

At 260055I December, a l)atrol from Company C, 9th Infantry

pursued the trio but were eng;:;ged bj another eDemy sroup. A.fter

a ten minute firefisht., with the enemy e~ploying the usual small

ar;:ns and sren3des, plus f:1:),118 60:nm mortar fire the enemy vJithdrew

carrying one of their o~n dead. Tne frtendly directed artillery

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believed that the first three enemy bsd been alerted to contact

the friendly patrol by a t<m:.::;ls of' 1~ire '\·!bleb one mcnber of the

patrol had hit ~bile crassin5 the river,

At 290050I Dece;:nber, a listenine; post ot C')iH).::.ny K, 32d

eetiffiited ene.ny. rroe LP ~~as ordered

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was taten undsr fire f~r five minuGes, 'fhc: enEmy Hi vlldre"-' and at

0050 friendly element~ reoccupied the position.

Eumt:rou.s 9at:rJls which d.id t10L c.:mtact the ene:ny CJr1tinued to

return r'e)orte. :relative to ter:cal.n ::md traffiC,3billty of the soil

in variYJ.2 areas.

Subsecpent to tbe 3.2d Inf;:wtry assunin3 sector responsibility

the "q'Jed sized out;,JOSt in tbe vicinity of Co:npany A, T£-:.AI

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engagem~nt ia described in detail by ~he 32d Infantry but was very

s ini ilar to the enemy cpersj:, i·Jo :x.t the night of the 2ls t of Deceill bcr.

Ho;.;cv::r, very litc.le enemy activity vias Jbserved by t;rJund Of's

alone; the :frons. Tb€re lrJers indications such as noi2a ''nd fresh

earth th~c. tha enemy v.1as improving his undsr3round. positi)ns during

the h )lU·s of darkness. ·:)n ma.ny occasi:ma ene;ny patrols Hent to

gre.st lengths to .9void contact and vvere axtrem";ly non-agraesive.

It was believed, however, partlc~lary in the left partian of the

sect:Jr that the enemy had be:::n given the missiJn of cs.pturins

prisoners, as shown by the three enemy raids in th.s ~:trea south of

UTKKA:J:UGI an.:2 excessive employmen!:. of concussion gren des.

A tota.l of 6, 226 inco:ning rJunds of art.illery ::,nd ;;1'Jr:ta:b

1,oJcre re 1;:> .:nte d in tbe He 5 ime n tal are a from l to .29 December.

The ta:nperature for this period rani:,SCd from a r·1i3h of Lt-6° to 0 temperature of 22 •


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i ti ~-!w • ....,. a..wJ.'i.l ii_ It ~.! ~~'4 of the p2riod the Bssidned

3086 enlisted men.

officers, 3433 enl:i.~tsd men. I'FiAI Battalion stren3th: 99 officers,

1434 enlieted men. KATUSA (inta~rated) strength: l officer,

432 enlisted men.

b. D•Jring December 259 reple,cements '~~ere received by thE>

Regl&ent of which Pix were officers. 'Ibis f i.e)'.lre is roue;hly the

same fi;ure a.s ''Jere received by the Ree;iment dur·in3 Novern0€r.

c. Discipline and La\•1 8nd 'Jrderl Dur ins the :lnn th there ·,.;ere

7 cases br.Jught bc;f'ore the Sl)eGial CJUtt e_nd five before Summary

Courts-I:fiart ial. Strict disciplinary act ion Ls te.l';c:n pr:xuptly

remain low due to the hi5h morale ineintained by the Res,iment.

d. Prisoners of War. Negative.

e. 13urials >3.nd. Gr~ves Re,sistrations. rh ir·tesn ( 13) deceased

have be:on evacu.ted thrJUSb 2d Q,uartermast6r.

f. 1Jiorale Emd Psrsonnc:l ScrviceE. Reli_si:)us services 'Were

made eva1ab.Le to trooi)s both in ths roar end in forvJard area oy

the Cha9lie.ns of th.s Regiment. 'l'he He3Lnental PX cJnt'i.nued to

operate vJith a lare;s supply of varied it'ems.

g. Civil Affairs. 'l'be CIO detachment evc:·cu:;:ted two civilial

b. Pro~eedures. Negative.

1. Interior Management. Negative

j. Civilians Employees. 90 civilians 1:.1ere givc-:n em9loymeni

at ada jobs, sucb as KP and ~ ~. ~


!EPROOUCEO AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

r:;ad repair.,

DistinsuisheJ Service Ofoss, 17 Silver Stars, 17 BrJnze Stars

'..:ith nvu, 20 Br·onze Stan: ;neritoricms, &nd 6 Co;nmendatlon ribbons

for~arded for approval.

v. Lo'.5istics.

c:.. Service C·Jn)sny remeined in its previously rs)orted positiom.

during the )Sriod of l to 29 December. Tbe co,.u:pany m-oved >.d th

the renainder of the ~esiment to Field Trainins Cen~er # L.

b. Units in the HE':)iment h.we on hand one d<3.ys ''A" rc:tions

and one-half dsy' s 11G !t ratione.

AUth•Jriz::ttlOn 8.!'6 in the hands of tte 1J1·'er units .. At the besining

of the month toere v-~.::: .. s a :ninor shortage of 1;v~.ntsr clotbint; but

sufficient number of thie e~uip:nsnt has been received and iPsued.

conservation prograDlS previ8Uf:3ly rr:oported \-¥ere in eff'ect and ',vers

S;nall am8'Jnts of lutWber v..:ere r.:;ceived and v;sre issued for

winterization of offices, quatters and tsnts.

c. The ro:::,d nst I'Jas in sood condii'Jn and cJntinued t.o be

J1s.inta~ned by O·ompany A, 2d .En0 inec:r- (0) Battali)n.

Additional trans;,Jortati•:m to move the Regiment we.s S'Jl))lied

by Divisi:Jn an::..l c~::r)s units.

d. 'r~-:e rebDbili tation of vehicles. continued durin8 :.:.he month i _- ,,;;.SF . .A !:~·~~~ ,)

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